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The first quarter of the year 2016 is down and out, and we have some stats for you. According to our data, the top search keyword of the past three months was – drum roll – “chair!” Yes, people have been dying to get to those 3D-modeled chairs. It was followed by “car” and “tree.” It’s not surprising, really, with automobiles being one of the most lucrative categories last year. As for “tree”, it probably...

Time to put your chef hat and make something for the kitchen. That's right, we're running a 3D Printed Kitchen Accessories Challenge. Your task is to model some thing that, once 3D printed, could be used in the kitchen. Nessie laddles are out (and probably copyrighted), but you can definitely make spoon holders, salt shakers, and whatever other thingamajigs might be useful in the kitchen. Try not to poison anyone! The challenge run from 23rd...

Game Developer Conference 2016 is over and the CGTrader expedition crew is back. We’re extremely excited and we have a lot of knowledge to share with a lot of you. This one is dedicated to you - 3D studios, agencies and VR developers out there: virtual reality is coming, and you better be prepared! The VR killer app has not been established yet. At this stage, many conventional video game genres are getting ported to...

CGTrader crew visited Game Developers Conference 2016, where we hobnobbed with the shakers and the makers. We saw VR take center stage, overshadowing all. We talked with the coolest cats in the industry, attended panels, read the portents, and here’s the takeaway we came up with for 3D designers - that means YOU! Read on and be ready, because knowledge is power. Expect an increase in demand for 3D models. VR is clearly an experimental...

The most glamorous of our challenges, the 3D Printing in Fashion World Challenge, is over! Your worked hard, put a lot of blood and sweat (and vertices) into your work. In fact, you worked so hard, this challenge had 551 entries - that’s the most entries any challenge had had in the past 14 months. Amazing! Fabulous! Fashionable! The judges worked long and hard - fists were almost thrown - but we’ve finally decided on...

We know 3D modeling as that lovable scamp filled with rogue ngons, overlapping faces, double vertices and the Purgatory simulator known as UV mapping. It’s an art that’s open to amateurs, but one that’s also really harrowing on the way up. The question is, then, will it ever make the leap into VR? Will professional 3D modelers make the transition to VR to make their art? One of the planned killer apps for HTC Vive...

This second part of the awards celebrates the best free models that you uploaded over the year. The categories are the same, but this time, you can download them and see them for yourself! Remember: research shows that free models actually increase sales. Plus, you look cooler: "oooh, look at me, I modeled too much stuff, guess some of it will have to be free." People love that! So without further ado, here are the...

It is my great honor to announce the CGTrader Awards for 2015. You have worked so hard for the whole year, designing and uploading your models. It’s time for you to shine in the spotlight. We have selected the five best designers and models in several categories. All the selections have been uploaded between January 1st and December 31st, 2015. Our final judgement - and it wasn’t an easy one - was based on uniqueness,...

You don't have to be strictly a 3D artist to be really good at it. Fabrice Boquet works in the space industry, but 3D modeling is his true hobby and passion. Can you tell us a little about yourself? I am a French engineer and I have worked in the space industry for many years. 3D design using Blender is both a hobby and a real passion for me. I also like photography very much....

The challenge we started just this year is hale and hearty with many first time uploaders participating! There’s so, so many of you guys - we had to select the winners from 400 models! February First Model challenge was a great success! Thank you, you awesome modelers! We also thank Reallusion for providing the prize - iClone Animation Pipeline package! And the prize goes to NappingDragon and his Battle Magistress! Well done indeed. And the...